Baghdad vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$1151
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$3139
🏠 One person rent	$446	$493
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$849
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$1107
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	57	24
😀 Quality of life	58	58
🏙️ Population	8.13M	235K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 20% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6120th and 4824th ($918 vs $1151) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Iraq and Guyana, respectively. Check Iraq vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1 months in Georgetown. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6065th and 6094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Georgetown

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	Baghdad	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$9.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$8.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$88.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$1313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$126
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1015
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$23245

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$761
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$961
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$672
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$823
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$588
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$688
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$768
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$555
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$631
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$630
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$646
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$583
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$845
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$492
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$588
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$497
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$540
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$433
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$409
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$560
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$566
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$492
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$402
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$494
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$619
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$430
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$457
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$489
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$508

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811